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How can nonprofits adopt social enterprise strategies to create sustainable revenue streams?

ASU Lodestar Center

Organizations that rely on donations and grants for funding are being forced to look at their revenue portfolios and determine whether their revenue streams will be sustainable in the foreseeable future. Marina Sandoval is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University (ASU).

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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture. To complete his degree, Tyler moved to Arizona for an internship at the Make-A-Wish Arizona chapter as an Events Intern.

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How a small nonprofit organization survived the Great Recession

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofits, the fifth largest industry in Arizona, historically the recipient of a most generous donor base, now wear the burden of the downturn in the national economy. Are you willing to take risks within your organizational structure? The number of nonprofit agencies that succumbed to the recession is not the topic of this essay.

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How can leadership development strategies improve retention in nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Organizations can start small, perhaps focusing on a few emerging leaders, and build structured leadership development systems over time. Participating in drafting portions of grant proposals. Developing budgets for grants or departments. Assigning management responsibilities for volunteers, interns, or junior staff.